57^th Kentucky Derby
1931 - Twenty Grand
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Race Summary :23 1/5, :47 2/5, 1:12, 1:37 2/5, 2:01 4/5 (new track record). Track fast. Winner - B.c. by *St.. Germans - Bonus, by *All Gold, trained by James Rowe, Jr.; bred in Kentucky by Greentree Stable. $2 mutuels paid - Twenty Grand (coupled with Anchors Aweigh and Surf Board as Greentree Stable entry), $3.76 straight, $3.00 place, $2.60 show; Sweep All, $15.58 place, $7.16 show; Mate, $3.62 show. $50,000 added and $5,000 Gold Cup. Net to winner $48,725; second $6,000; third $3,000; fourth $1,000. 130 nominations.

1931: World History

Race Footnotes

Horse	Finish	Jockey	Owner	Breeder	Trainer
Twenty Grand	1st	Charle Kurtsinger	Greentree Stable	Greentree Stable	James Rowe, Jr.
Sweep All	2nd	Frank Coltiletti	Dixiana	Stone & Rucker	Clyde Van Dusen
Mate	3rd	George Ellis	A. C. Bostwick	Albert C. Bostwick	James W. Healy
Spanish Play	4th	Charles E. Allen	Knebelkamp & Morris	Audley Farm	George Land
Boys Howdy	5th	Gilbert Riley	H. C. Hatch	Idle Hour Stock Farm	Loyd Gentry, Sr.
Insco	6th	Steve O'Donnell	Griffin Watkins	Cary T. Grayson	Charle E. Durnell
Pittsburgher	7th	Charles Corbett	Shady Brook Farm	J. H. Gaines	Jame H. Moody
The Mongol	8th	James McCoy	Hamburg Place	John E. Madden	William Reed
Ladder	9th	Louis Schaefer	Walter J. Salmon	Mereworth Stud Farm	Jack R. Pryce
Anchors Aweigh	10th	Earl Steffen	Greentree Stable	Greentree Stable	James Rowe, Jr.
Surf Board	11th	Clarence Watters	Greentree Stable	J. W. Parrish	James Rowe, Jr.
Prince d'Amour	12th	Eugene James	Joseph Leiter	Kenneth N. Gilpin	Nathanial K. Beal

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Start good. Won easily; second and third driving. TWENTY GRAND, slow to begin, was sent up slowly after a half, raced strongly on the outside and, wearing down SWEEP ALL, drew away fast and won with speed in reserve. SWEEP ALL broke away slowly, but saved ground, followed the leaders in the backstretch, raced into a good lead on the stretch turn, but could not withstand the winner's rush. MATE improved his position fast in the first quarter, saved ground on the second turn, but failed to rally under vigorous driving in the stretch. SPANISH PLAY closed with good courage. BOYS HOWDY began fast and finished well after dripping back on the far turn. INSCO held on well. PITTSBURGHER began slowly, met early interference and was never a factor. LADDER quit badly after a mile. PRINCE D'AMOUR showed early speed. Scratched - Equipoise, Up, Don Leon.